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Other Little published: much of this is inferred from related species

Cryptanthus maritimus

A little-documented terrestrial earth-star bromeliad endemic to Espírito Santo in southeastern Brazil. Little is published beyond its description, so these conditions come from the measured Atlantic Forest climate and what is known for the genus: warm, humid, bright shade and a moist but airy mix.

Cryptanthus maritimus
Photo: Instituto Nacional da Mata Atlântica - INMA, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
At home, aim for
Day Warm-growingTargets in Plantistry
Night Close to the dayTargets in Plantistry
Humidity Ordinary room humidityBand in Plantistry
Light Dappled lightDLI and PPFD in Plantistry
No rest periodGrows in the ground

Where it grows wild

Probably the ground or rocky soil of Atlantic Forest in Espírito Santo, like most Cryptanthus; habitat details for this species were not found.

Only two sites, at about 300 m and 980 m; few records carry an elevation.

Espírito SantoBrazil Southeast

🔒 Growing it like that

The wild conditions above, turned into targets for a shelf, a tent or a greenhouse. The full profile has:

✓ Day and night temperature targets, and the limits it tolerates
✓ Humidity band, and how to hold it
✓ Light as DLI and PPFD for a grow light
✓ Wet and dry seasons, and whether to rest it
✓ Substrate and airflow
✓ A step-by-step setup to grow it like the wild

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Profiles are drafts built from measured range and climate and from published sources; each section carries its own confidence in the app. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, used under its CC BY-SA 4.0 licence, unmodified.